Hearts of Oak Podcast

Peter Mcilvenna - What I Really Think About the COVID Tyranny

Over the last two years I have interviewed nearly a hundred guests on a wide range of topics. Quite a number of the discussions have been on COVID, vaccines and the erosion of our freedoms so it is about time that I discuss this matter from my own personal opinion. This episode will be a little different, more informal, an opportunity for me to speak openly about my views and also to answer questions from our viewers on live chat during the show.Originally broadcast 10.1.22*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!

The Week According To . . . Caroline Farrow

For our first news review of the new year we welcome the return of the undauntable Caroline Farrow to pick through some of news stories that have got us talking this week and we will also question her about the heinous allegations of self-trolling!!We look at the councillor getting a visit from the police for stating 'Trans rights are boring', JK Rowling gets displaced by an Olympic legend, an important legal win for Christian freedoms, The Pope hit's out at selfish pet owning couples, Gruffalo author stands up for our muzzled children and we can't ignore Sajid Javid getting owned by a brave NHS anesthetist on Sky News.... lol !In 2010, frustrated by many of the media headlines and negative coverage of Catholicism, Caroline began a blog in defence of Catholic teaching and to reflect on UK current affairs and world events through the lens of a Catholic woman. What began as nothing more than personal musings designed to explain and propose controversial ethics and life issues to those who had struggled with them, or to de-bunk misleading narratives and headlines, soon mushroomed and popular posts would receive more than 30,000 unique visitors a day. Between 2011 and 2017, she was a member of the organisation Catholic Voices, set up to promote the defence of Catholic teaching in the public square and made numerous media interventions on their behalf and quickly became the 'go to' voice for media organisations looking to represent a female conservative Catholic point of view. Since 2013 Caroline has written a weekly column for the Catholic Universe and written for and featured in a number of other publications such as the Catholic Herald, the National Catholic Register, the Conservative Woman, Mercatornet, Crisis Magazine, LifeSiteNews and Church Militant. She used to write on Catholic culture at the now defunct Spectator Arts blog and has been featured in the Daily Mail, the Observer and the New Statesman. In 2013, Caroline was included as part of the first cohort of the BBC's '100 women' and she regularly features on BBC News, Sky News, ITV's Good Morning Britain, BBC Sunday Morning Live, the Big Questions and has made multiple appearances on Radio 4's flagship Today programme, Woman's Hour, the Moral Maze and the Sunday programme as well as featuring in one-off documentaries. Caroline also presented the coverage for March for Life UK for EWTN and has contributed to News Nightly and Celtic Connections. She also frequently contributes to Talk Radio, LBC and BBC local radio as well as BBC Radio Ulster, discussing matters pertaining to Catholicism, feminism and the challenges of motherhood and family life. Caroline has an eclectic career background. She began her professional life as a student accountant for a big 5 firm before succumbing to a desire for travel and adventure and became a member of cabin crew working both long and short-haul routes for internationally acclaimed airlines. Having got the travel bug out of her system, she returned to work within investment banking and private equity in the City of London until her first child was born. Caroline is currently the campaign director at CitizenGO, has 5 children of school-age, four girls and one boy and is married to a Catholic priest who converted from Anglicanism, a few years after they were married.Follow Caroline on GETTR and Twitter @CF_Farrow and online https://www.carolinefarrow.netOriginally broadcast 8.1.22
*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/
To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!Links to the stories discussed in this episodeThe Alphabet Soup of Sexuality Police visit parish councillor's home to warn him he faces arrest over Facebook post that read 'trans rights are very, very boring'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10380107/Police-visit-parish-councillors-home-warn-faces-arrest-Facebook-post.htmlSchool that cancelled JK Rowling and replaces her with Kelly Holmes is ridiculed because of Olympic legend’s own controversial comments about transgender athleteshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10373185/Ridicule-school-axed-JK-Rowling-Kelly-Holmes.htmlChristian FreedomsMary’s win over cross is for all Christianshttps://universecatholicweekly.co.uk/marys-win-over-cross-is-for-all-christians/Children vs PetsPope Francis hits out at 'selfish' couples who have pets instead of children as he calls for parents to have more offspring to solve the West's 'demographic winter'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10371579/Pope-Francis-hits-selfish-couples-pets-instead-children.htmlCovid'Masks in class is alien… dystopian': The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson hits out at children wearing face coverings, saying their learning shouldn’t be 'sacrificed' to save the NHShttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10380847/The-Gruffalo-author-Julia-Donaldson-73-brands-making-pupils-wear-masks-class-dystopian.htmlCOVID-19: Sajid Javid directly challenged on mandatory coronavirus jabs by unvaccinated NHS doctorhttps://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-sajid-javid-directly-challenged-on-mandatory-coronavirus-jabs-by-unvaccinated-nhs-doctor-12511224

Gerard Batten - The Honours System Is Rotten to the Core and It’s Time to Ditch It

Gerard Batten returns to Hearts of Oak to delve into the subject of the British honours system.The new years honours list has the UK asking if some of the recipients are deserving of such an award. The honours list consists of knights and dames, appointments to the Order of the British Empire and gallantry awards to servicemen and women, and civilians.Great Britain is a class based society and the honours system is at the heart of it.British honours are thought by the public to be awarded on merit but this is often not the case. Prime Ministers have always used the honours system as a way of rewarding support, loyalty and financial donations. The process of awarding an honour is a closed system that is not transparent and so only a handful of people know the steps involved.Is this a fair way to base a society on? Secretive. Divisive. Corrupt. Is it time the whole process was ditched?
Gerard Batten is a former politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) between 2018 and 2019. He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London between 2004 and 2019. He was brought up on The Isle of Dogs in the East End of London and worked in sales with British Telecom for 28 years before entering the political arena. A much loved figure of British patriots for his stance on Brexit, his disdain of political correctness, common sense arguments and solutions and his ability to say it as he see's it. A true advocate for Free Speech........... snowflakes beware! Gerard has also written books on British history, how the Brexit withdrawal SHOULD of been done and how the English Constitution has been subverted, all available on Amazon. Follow him on GETTR social media https://gettr.com/user/gjb2021 Interview recorded 6.1.22
*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/
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David Vance - In Conversation

While over in Northern Ireland this Christmas l was able to have a long overdue catch up with David Vance. In Northern Ireland you now need your medical papers to enter any licenced premises. We discuss those restrictions and in his own imitable style, David gives his predictions for what he believes is in store for us in 2022. Safe to say he doesn't hold back! What is your forecast for 2022? Are we in for more control in our everyday life or will we see a restoration of our freedoms? David Vance will not submit and he will not comply. He used to be disgusted but now he tries to be amused!In the battle for truth and liberty, David chooses the front line. Editor of BiasedBBC.org and ATangledWeb.org, he has appeared on all forms of legacy media but has had enough of that!You can regularly catch David here at Hearts of Oak on our weekly news review 'The Week According To. . .' Follow David on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/davidvance and on all platforms @DavidVance David’s frequent and popular podcast can be found at https://vancedavidatw.podbean.com/Interview recorded 30.12.21
*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!

Courage is Contagious - It’s Time to Stand Tall in 2022

Courage is what we need more than anything else going into 2022. Covid totalitarianism will only increase and not very far away from our shores, Germans and Austrians who once enjoyed freedom face restrictions, discrimination and possibly jail. When you and your family are threatened with persecution you need courage, endurance, fortitude and confidence to not simply go with the flow. It was a quote from the most famous of all Christian preachers, Billy Graham  that stood out as I was thinking of this topic.  "Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened". My wish for this year is that each of you will have courage that is contagious and inspires others to think for themselves and to not comply with tyranny.
Originally broadcast 1.1.22*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/                                                                                                   To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/    https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!
 

Dr Jerry A Johnson - Christmas Is a Season Not Only of Rejoicing But of Reflection

Dr Jerry A Johnson returns to Hearts of Oak to bring us a Christmas message of hope as we rejoice together at this special time of year and look ahead to 2022."Christmas Is a Season Not Only of Rejoicing But of Reflection" The title for this episode is a wonderful quote from Winston Churchill, and after the trials and tribulations of the past couple of years we think it's fitting.Merry Christmas Everyone! Dr. Jerry A. Johnson is the former President of National Religious Broadcasters (2013-19), and previously served as President of Criswell College in Dallas, Texas. He is a graduate of Criswell College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and he received a Master of Arts in Historical and Theological Studies from Denver Seminary in Denver, Colorado, a Ph.D. in Christian Ethics from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and also studied for a time at Oxford University in England. Dr. Johnson served in the senior administration and faculty at Southern Seminary and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri and was associated with the Southern Seminary in various roles for 14 years and was also Dean of Boyce College, he served on the seminary’s executive cabinet, was Assistant Director of Development and a Trustee and Board Chairman for two years and has written and delivered numerous theological position papers and published various articles, editorials and studies. Dr. Johnson has 15 years of pastoral experience in the Texas and the Denver area and in addition he hosted the Jerry Johnson Live radio program on KCBI radio in Dallas, Texas. Jerry is currently the host of Faith Is Green, which is a series that looks through the lens of various faith and belief systems to explore our environment from a theological perspective, available on EarthX TV.https://earthx.org/earthlings/dr-jerry-johnson/ https://video.earthxtv.com/shows/faith-green Interview recorded 16.12.21 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!

Terry Giles - United? The State of America Under Biden

It has been a whole year since Terry Giles was last with us so it's great to have him back to give an overview of how Biden is 'disuniting' the United States of America. What with the Covid chaos, immigration totally out of control, high taxes and government overreach in every area of American life, 2021 is marked as a huge fault line in US history. Can America pull out of the Biden nosedive? Tune in for Terry's expert assessment.
Terry Giles was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from California State University at Fullerton and his Jurist Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law, where there is now a Terry Giles Honor Scholar. In 1975, he established what would become one of the largest and most successful criminal law firms on the West Coast. Some of Giles’ clients have included Richard Pryor, Kennedy Lay, J Howard Marshall III and Martin Luther King Jr’s remaining children. In 1983, Terry withdrew from the firm, disillusioned with the criminal legal system.Starting over, he took a small Toyota dealership and built it into the fifth largest in the world, he then helped build a Canon copier distributorship into the third largest in the country and negotiated the sale of ComputerLand, a company with $2.5 billion in annual sales. He also reestablished his legal practice, but this time focused exclusively on civil trial matters and only for clients and causes that he believed in. In 2008 he was runner up for “National Jury Trial Lawyer of the Year” for his work in the Catholic predator priest cases in California.Through the course of his career, he has bought/built 35 companies in a variety of industries. Today, his company, Giles Enterprises, has diversified interests in biotech, time management, European 5-Star hotels and restaurants, and financial portfolio investments.He is chairman of Landmark Worldwide Corporation, a San Francisco-based enterprise with 43 offices in 20 countries and Pacific Biomarkers, a diagnostic laboratory enterprise in Seattle, additionally, Terry serves on the Boards of Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, the Pepperdine University Board of Regents, and The Giles O’Malley Foundation.Terry has received the Medal of Honor Alumni Award from Pepperdine University, Alumnus of the Year from Pepperdine University School of Law, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Award, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award of California State University of Fullerton. He further serves as an adjunct professor of law at Pepperdine University School of Law.He was the campaign manager for his good friend, Ben Carson’s Presidential campaign in 2015 and Terry’s latest book, The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success, was published in 2020.The number in the title comes from Giles’ observations during the Catholic sexual abuse scandal. Giles represented hundreds of the accusers in the case that spanned eight long, arduous years. The vast majority of the victims had their lives destroyed by the abuse they suffered at the hands of priests they and their parents trusted absolutely. But a minority, about 15 percent, went on to lead successful lives. For the majority, suffering unspeakable tragedy upended them. But Giles observed that for the 15 percent, the terrible abuse either did not permanently derail them or it actually propelled them to succeed. They were unstoppable and would have succeeded under any circumstances, Giles writes. Tragedy, rather than destroying them, was a near-miss that left them with low fear thresholds and hardened their resolve to live.The Fifteen Percent: Overcoming Hardships and Achieving Lasting Success available to purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifteen-Perc...Interview recorded 15.12.21*Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!

The Week According To . . . Liz Phillips

A warm welcome to Liz Phillips, giving us her unadulterated views and opinions on the doom and gloom in the news this week including a quarter of professional footballers resisting the jibby jab, UK citizens banned from France?, Deputy PM gives false figures twice, Have you got the sniffles?......PANIC .... It could be Omicron, South Africa hospital rates plummet, New Orleans mandate the vax for 5 years plus, Laurence Fox roasts the Archbishop of Woke, millions of migrants denied covid vax because of worries about side effects and legal risks, Tories get a bloody nose in North Shropshire and Meta avatar in sexual assault groping shocker and much more!!Liz Phillips was brought up as a farmer's daughter in rural Kent in South East England. She has led a varied life, working in many industries including animal feed manufacturing, fencing, paper making and security. Liz was on the management team that opened the first ever Argos store, she owned and leased three restaurants in Mid Wales and has even managed a 5000 acre estate in France!! A member of both the Referendum Party and UKIP working latterly for Nigel Farage and Gerard Batten as PA, to help achieve the referendum and Brexit vote. Liz also has fond memories of working with the late Stuart Wheeler to reach the same goal. Married to an ex serviceman for the last 34 years, Liz and her husband started their own TV company (Freedom Digital Media Ltd.) in 2020 to rebut the propaganda and fake news from the MSM!! This covers Freedom Digital Broadcasting for TV available on ROKU, Amazon Fire and on their website, Free Tube – with similar properties to YouTube, and Free Voice – their own equivalent of Twitter. Liz and her husband are currently using their extensive knowledge of the security industry to re-train and help with the tutoring of Peace Constables/ Common Law https://freedomdigitalbroadcasting.tv/Stories covered this episodeCovidQuarter of EFL players do not intend to get COVID-19 vaccinehttps://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/quarter-efl-players-do-not-intend-get-covid-19-vaccine-2021-12-16/COVID-19: France to block British tourists amid rise in UK Omicron caseshttps://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-british-tourists-to-be-banned-from-france-amid-rise-in-omicron-cases-12497105COVID-19: Omicron hospital figures clarified by officials after Dominic Raab gets numbers wrong in two TV interviewshttps://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-officials-clarify-omicron-hospitalisation-figures-as-dominic-raab-gets-numbers-wrong-twice-on-morning-broadcast-round-12495367Have you got the sniffles, a headache or fatigue? You've probably got Omicron: How Covid's symptoms have become milder since virus first hit due to success of vaccineshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10316663/Have-got-sniffles-headache-stomach-pains-Youve-probably-got-Omicron.htmlSouth Africa Hospitalization Rate Plunges in Omicron Wavehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/s-africa-says-hospitalizations-in-omicron-wave-much-lowerVaccine mandate expanded to children for restaurants, venues, public schools in New Orleans; local parents reacthttps://www.fox8live.com/2021/12/16/vaccine-mandate-restaurants-bars-schools-expanded-children-5-11-new-orleans/ALL major Covid vaccines are 'markedly' weaker at preventing Omicron infection - even boosters - lab study finds, but third doses still give high protection against hospitalization and deathhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10318991/Columbia-study-finds-Omicron-markedly-resistant-vaccines-boosters-not-help.htmlLozza’s Vaccine prayer for the Archbishop of Wokehttps://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1471564133275418624?s=20Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers are worried about legal risks from harmful side effects,https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1471524030230536192Top civil servant Simon Case quits No 10 party probe amid rule breach claimshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-59701369PoliticsTories Humiliated at North Shropshire By Electionhttps://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1471696617950568452?s=20TechnologyEarly tester of Meta's Horizon Worlds metaverse app reveals her avatar was 'GROPED' by a stranger - raising concerns about the safety of the virtual worldhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10320449/Metas-metaverse-app-user-reveals-avatar-virtually-groped.htmlOriginally broadcast as a live video news review 18.12.21 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast.Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more go to https://heartsofoak.org/ https://heartsofoak.org/find-us/ Please like, subscribe & share!